Raymond Edward Prochaska (/proʊˈhɑːskə/ proh-HAHS-kə;[1] August 9, 1919 – March 9, 1997) was an American gridiron football player and coach.

He attended the University of Nebraska and played one season in the National Football League (NFL).

[2][3][4] He attended high school in Ulysses before enrolling at the University of Nebraska, where he played college football.

Prochaska helped take the Cornhuskers to the 1941 Rose Bowl, where they were defeated by the Stanford Indians, 21 to 13.

[6] In May 1955 he moved to the professional ranks, joining the staff of head coach Pop Ivy of the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL).